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Essay Instructions: Scenario Analysis
Bradley is a 26 year old male who married his high school sweetheart, Susan. Bradley served two years in Iraq. Since returning he and Susan haven?t been getting along. Bradley drinks often and verbally abuses Susan when he is drunk. He is very jealous and over-protective of Susan. They are expecting their first child. Susan attends classes at a local college and has been spending more and more time at the college and away from home. Bradley has heard Susan talk frequently about her professor. He becomes violently jealous and suspects that Susan is having an affair with the professor. He then begins to wonder if the expected child is even his.
Bradley goes to the college to confront Susan and the professor. He is observed entering the classroom in army fatigues and carrying an Army duffle bag. Bradley is armed with an unknown number of weapons. He barricades the doors holding Susan, the professor, and nine other students against their will. The police are notified. They respond and contain the scene. You, the negotiator, are now on the scene.
Part 1
The Commanding Officer calls. He advises you that a tactical assault team is ready to storm the building if you don't make significant progress in the negotiation. You make numerous calls into the classroom. The phone is answered by some of the students being held. They are frightened and crying. Bradley is heard screaming in the background that no one is leaving the room alive unless he can work some things out with his cheating wife. He refuses to get on the phone and talk to you.
? Identify whether this is a hostage or non-hostage incident.
? Identify and explain what stage of crisis Bradley is in at this time.
? Is this incident negotiable? Explain why it is or isn?t negotiable.
Part 2
After some time and continuous calls into the classroom Bradley answers the phone and speaks with you. Initially he is very upset and hangs up on you often. He rants about his service in Iraq and his unappreciative wife cheating on him at home. As time progresses, he begins to calm down, stays on the phone for longer periods of time, and begins to ask questions of you regarding how much trouble he may be in, how long he will have to go to jail, etc. He tells you he isn?t looking to hurt anybody, but isn?t ready to let anyone go. He then tells you that he will consider letting five of the students go for some food, a bottle of whiskey, and a promise that he doesn?t have to do any jail time.
? Identify and explain Bradley?s instrumental and expressive demands. In this incident do you think one type of demand is more important to Bradley than the other? Why?
? Identify and explain what stage of a crisis Bradley is in now.
? How might you handle his demands?
? Would you provide Bradley the alcohol for the release of some hostages? Why or why not?
? What might you consider when deciding whether to provide the alcohol? How would you handle this demand?
Part 3
You have been negotiating now for about three hours. Nobody has been released, but no one has been injured. You are notified by command that the tactical team is going to assault the classroom in 30 minutes.
? Do you think making a tactical assault to resolve the situation under these circumstances is appropriate? Why or why not?
? What could you do or have done as a negotiator to assist the tactical team with their pending assault? Explain how that would help them.

Reference: McMains, M. J. & Mullins, W. C. (2010). Crisis negotiations (4th ed.). New Providence, NJ: LexisNexis/Anderson.

Essay Instructions: Go to http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/r_ode/ and read the first hand experiences of Robert Ode, one of the fifty-two American hostages that were held by Iranian students in 1979-1981. Find Robert Ode?s Diary and click on the dates available. Select several diary entries to read, paying special attention to the beginning and end dates of the captivity. What was this experience like for the hostages from Ode?s point of view? Why were they taken hostage? How did this event affect America politically and economically? Feel free to research and include other hostages? experiences as well

Essay Instructions: Overview of Assignment:
Please select a foreign policy decision from US history and construct a theory-driven analysis of that decision.
Your discussion should include the following elements:

1. A historical description of the events surrounding the decision
2. A literature review covering relevant peer-reviewed research (ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF OF THE PAPER)
3. A discussion of the appropriate theoretical framework or model for describing and explaining foreign policy decisions
4. A thorough analysis of the decision-making process that led to the decision
5. An analysis, again driven by theory, of what went right and what went wrong with the process to advise future policy makers

In other words, please select an historical foreign policy decision, explain how that policy came to be devised and implemented, and draw out the "lessons" of this policy for current and future policymakers.

Focus on the policy decision that was made when the US decided to sell arms to what were called ‘moderate’ Iranian groups. The supporting of the Contras in Nicaragua, using money from the arms deal, will be treated as a given outcome. My questions will be as follows: Why did the US decide to sell weapons to Iranian groups and what were the motivating factors in this foreign policy decision? A possible explanation for this decision stems from Regan’s distrust of the Iranian regime that was, and still is, in power. Additionally, the US during the mid 1980s had dealt with quite a few attacks by Islamic extremists and Hezbollah had taken 6 US hostages.

Please try to use the rational actor model of Foreign policy decision making. If that is not useful please try the domestic politics model of decision making. Only one model needs to be used.

Also, I need and annotated bibliography if possible.

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Essay Instructions: Scenario Analysis

Bradley is a 26 year old male who married his high school sweetheart, Susan. Bradley served two years in Iraq. Since returning he and Susan haven’t been getting along. Bradley drinks often and verbally abuses Susan when he is drunk. He is very jealous and over-protective of Susan. They are expecting their first child. Susan attends classes at a local college and has been spending more and more time at the college and away from home and. Bradley has heard Susan talk frequently about her professor. He becomes violently jealous and suspects that Susan is having an affair with the professor. He then begins to wonder if the expected child is even his.

Bradley goes to the college to confront Susan and the professor. He is observed entering the classroom in army fatigues and carrying an Army duffle bag. Bradley is armed with an unknown number of weapons. He barricades the doors holding Susan, the professor, and nine other students against their will. The police are notified. They respond and contain the scene. You, the negotiator, are now on the scene.

Part 1

The Commanding Officer calls. He advises you that a tactical assault team is ready to storm the building if you make significant progress in the negotiation. You make numerous calls into the classroom. The phone is answered by some of the students being held. They are frightened and crying. Bradley is heard screaming in the background that no one is leaving the room alive unless he can work some things out with his cheating wife. He refuses to get on the phone and talk to you.

Identify whether this is a hostage or non-hostage incident.
Identify and explain what stage of crisis Bradley is in at this time.
Is this incident negotiable? Explain why it is or isn’t negotiable.

Part 2

After some time and continuous calls into the classroom Bradley answers the phone and speaks with you. Initially he is very upset and hangs up on you often. He rants about his service in Iraq and his unappreciative wife cheating on him at home. As time progresses, he begins to calm down, stays on the phone for longer periods of time, and begins to ask questions of you regarding how much trouble he may be in, how long he will have to go to jail, etc. He tells you he isn’t looking to hurt anybody, but isn’t ready to let anyone go. He then tells you that he will consider letting five of the students go for some food, a bottle of whiskey, and a promise that he doesn’t have to do any jail time.

Identify and explain Bradley’s instrumental and expressive demands. In this incident do you think one type of demand is more important to Bradley than the other? Why?
Identify and explain what stage of a crisis Bradley is in now.
How might you handle his demands?
Would you provide Bradley the alcohol for the release of some hostages? Why or why not?
What might you consider when deciding whether to provide the alcohol? How would you handle this demand?

Part 3

You have been negotiating now for about three hours. Nobody has been released, but no one has been injured. You are notified by command that the tactical team is going to assault the classroom in 30 minutes.

Do you think making a tactical assault to resolve the situation under these circumstances is appropriate? Why or why not?

What could you do or have done as a negotiator to assist the tactical team with their pending assault? Explain how that would help them.